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BF·Military Movements·high

FAMa launch Op. 'Wendpanga' across Centre-Nord with VDP brigades

Combined arms push from Kaya toward Djibo corridor; objective is to reopen RN22 supply route besieged since 2023. Heavy use of Bayraktar TB2 and Turkish APCs.

Burkina Faso20667d agoÉtat-Major, FAMa Details
#Op. Wendpanga#Djibo
NE·Terrorism·critical

ISGS complex attack on Tillabéri convoy — 24 FDS killed

Two VBIEDs followed by motorcycle assault near Banibangou. Niger Air Force conducted retaliatory strikes overnight; junta declares 7-day national mourning.

Niger20668d agoMENASTREAM / ACLED Details
#ISGS#Tillabéri
NG·Terrorism·critical

ISWAP overruns FOB in Marte LGA, Borno

Estimated 200 fighters used drones to drop munitions before ground assault. Multi-national Joint Task Force counterattack underway. Lake Chad littoral remains contested.

Nigeria20668d agoHumAngle Details
#ISWAP#Borno#Drones
MR·Migration·high

Nouadhibou departures to Canaries surge — 4,100 in past 14 days

Spanish Guardia Civil reports record Atlantic route arrivals. EU-Mauritania €210M migration pact triggers domestic backlash in Nouakchott.

Mauritania20668d agoFrontex / Spanish Interior Details
#Atlantic Route#EU
GN·Gov. Decisions·medium

Junta sets constitutional referendum for September 21

Draft text bans current transition leaders from contesting first post-transition election — but loophole language under scrutiny by ECOWAS observers.

Guinea20668d agoConseil National de la Transition Details
#Transition#Referendum
TG·State Visits·medium

Faure Gnassingbé hosts Russian deputy FM in Lomé

Talks center on maritime security partnership in Gulf of Guinea and potential Rosatom small-modular-reactor MoU. First high-level Russian visit since 2017.

Togo20668d agoPrésidence Togolaise Details
#Russia#Gulf of Guinea
SN·Economics·medium

GTA Phase 1 LNG cargo lifts — first export to TotalEnergies Rotterdam

Grand Tortue Ahmeyim begins commercial operations after 2-year delay. Initial 2.5 mtpa output split 50/50 with Mauritania.

Senegal20669d agoBP / Petrosen Details
#LNG#GTA